Create Circuit Board Standoffs From Inexpensive Nylon Tubing

Standoffs elevate a circuit board for wiring project, but you'll pay a premium at the local computer shop for a few, or have to order them in unnecessary bulk over the web. Use nylon tubing as a cheap, convenient stand-in.

Nylon water tubing, the kind used for refrigerator water lines and the like, is non-conductive and just the right size to allow a board screw to pass through the chassis below. You can purchase a length really cheaply at most hardware stores and makes dozens of standoffs from it. The image above shows regular metal standoffs on the top and the nylon-tube standoffs at the bottom, for a comparison.

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